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Bowie loses heartbreaker 22-15 against Bridgeport

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The Bowie Jackrabbits had their first home football game on Friday night hosting Bridgeport in a game that went down to the wire.
Unfortunately, the Jackrabbits came out on the wrong side losing 22-15 as the Bulls pulled ahead midway through the fourth quarter. Bowie gave itself a chance to tie or take the lead as the game wound down, but came up short.
The Jackrabbits started the game on the right foot. The defense recovered a botched handoff exchange as Ryder Richey fell on the ball near midfield on Bridgeport’s first offensive possession.
The offense then drove down the field and the drive ended in glory as running back Ty Harris scored from a couple of yards out. The extra point put Bowie up 7-0.
The Jackrabbits great start continued, especially for Harris. On the Bulls next possession, a ball thrown deep down the middle was snagged by Harris from his safety position near midfield.
Bowie’s sideline was fired up and looked poised to turn this turnover into points as well as it drove into Bridgeport territory.
Unfortunately, with the first quarter winding down, momentum swung the other way. Bridgeport’s Chris Pritchard intercepted a pass and took it 70 yards for a touchdown. The extra point tied the score at 7-7 and the whole mood of the game shifted as the second quarter started.
Both teams continued to have some success moving the ball mostly through running the ball, but penalties and negative plays stalled drives. The Bulls broke through with a successful drive as Pritchard powered his way in from eight yards out. A successful two-point conversion had Bridgeport up 15-7.
After the Jackrabbits offense went nowhere and gave the ball back to the Bulls, Bowie’s defense got a big stop on fourth down near midfield. With a little less than two minutes before halftime, the Jackrabbits had a chance to score but nothing came of it as the quarter wound down.
The third quarter was a stalemate as both team’s defenses came up with stops struggling to fully shut down either’s rushing attacks. Bridgeport forced a turnover on downs at its own 25 yard line and Bowie’s Jake Fallis recovered a bobbled snap near midfield as the quarter was winding down.
The Jackrabbits were moving the ball well into the Bull’s red zone as the fourth quarter started. From there Harris scored from seven yards out 11 minutes still to play. Bowie tied the score 15-15 with a good two-point conversion as Colby Miller found Richey.
Bridgeport responded on its next drive. Deep in Jackrabbit’s territory, Bowie’s defense looked like it might come up with a stop. The Bulls faced a fourth and 11 inside the Jackrabbits 30-yard line, but still too far away for a field goal attempt.
Bridgeport converted as it completed a pass to the slot receiver over the middle for a first down. A few plays later quarterback Mason McComis completed a swing pass out to the right side to Pritchard. Two Bowie defenders tried to meet him at the goal line, but could not keep him out of the end zone. The extra point made the score 22-15.
There was still time left (6:16) for the Jackrabbits to respond. Unfortunately, Bowie’s next possession went nowhere and the Jackrabbits had to punt the ball away. The defense did its job and got the ball back, but time and time outs were not plentiful.
Bowie still moved the ball into Bridgeport’s territory to just inside the 30 yard line, but faced a fourth and long conversion. The Jackrabbits put up a desperate pass to try and allow their receiver to make a play or get a penalty called, but the Bull’s Garrett Hudson came down with the interception on his own five yard line. With 1:22 left in the game, Bridgeport was able to ice the game, kneeling the ball down until time ran out.

To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.

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Nocona boys beat Saint Jo 55-48

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Saint Jo’s Barrett Johnson and Nocona’s Landon Fatheree, both of their team's leading scorers, compete for a rebound.

The Nocona Indians were able to beat Saint Jo at home on Thursday night in a tight contest.
The Indians won 55-48 against the Panthers in a game where both teams played hard, but made plenty of early season mistakes.
Nocona came into the game following a low-scoring win against Bells earlier in the week 35-30. For a young Indians team that only has a few players with varsity experience this year, every early season win builds confidence.
For Saint Jo, the Panthers were still without several returning starters since football is still going on. Despite that, new Coach Jacob Nocktonick is trying to build what he can with his group of basketball first players that include several key players even when the football team is integrated.
Despite Saint Jo being the smaller school, overall it had the height advantage in the front line since Nocona features only one player, Kasch Johnson, who is built like a post player. That is nothing new for the Indians, who featured a short team the previous year as Coach Brody Wilson emphasizes full-court pressure on defense and pushing the ball in transition in his system that makes up for a lack of height and size.
Initially Nocona’s pace and energy, grabbing several offensive rebounds, got it the lead 9-3. Eventually, the Panthers adjusted and trailed only 12-11 after the first quarter.
Saint Jo got the lead early in the second quarter. Post Trent Gaston took advantage of his size advantage, especially when the Indians had Johnson out, and led 17-12. Both teams had trouble scoring in a rough second quarter as open perimeter shots just were not going in and shots at the rim were tough to convert.
The Panthers led 23-20 heading into halftime.
Both teams had better offensive success pushing the ball when it could in the second half.
Saint Jo broke Nocona’s press and punished the Indians with quick baskets. Nocona ran whenever it could and seemed to put up an array of perimeter shots and drives, getting offensive rebounds it seemed at will to keep the pressure up and infuriate the Panthers coach.
The Indians got a big push from Landon Fatheree in the second half. After scoring eight points in the first half to lead the team, he scored 10 of his team’s 14 points in the third quarter.
Nocona got the lead back, but only led 34-33 heading into the final period.
The Indians had a comfortable lead up 44-36 when Saint Jo’s Gaston fouled out with 4:56 left in the game. Still, the Panthers did not give up and a minute later had whittled Nocona’s lead down to one basket 44-41 with 3:45.
The game stayed a one-possession game for the next two minutes as Saint Jo had several chances to tie or take the lead not go through.
Nocona made its free throws down the stretch to win with a little more comfort, with the final score being 55-48.

To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News. To see more pictures, click here https://www.dotphoto.com/go.asp?l=bnews1&AID=6870682&T=1

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Nocona’s Meekins signs to Lubbock Christian

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Nocona senior Meg Meekins signed her official letter of intent to play college basketball at Lubbock Christian University on Wednesday. Meekins, the daughter of Brandi and Lance, is a four-year starter on the volleyball and basketball court. She has earned several accolades like being named to the All State Teams for TGCA, TABC, Associated Press and was selected to the All Tournament Team at the UIL State Basketball Tournament in San Antonio last year.“The coaching staff and the community of the LCU program and just knowing you have a staff that coaches you, but also looks over you just like Coach (Kyle) Spitzer did here was a huge part in the recruiting process,” Meekins said. She plans to pursue a degree in either physical or occupational therapy.

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Bowie girls survive Bellevue 44-40

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Bowie freshman Laney Seguria made this corner 3-pointer to tie the game up at 40-40 with a minute left in the game.

The Bowie Lady Rabbits got more than they bargained for when they traveled to Bellevue on Tuesday night.
The Lady Rabbits escaped with the win 44-40, taking the lead with less than a minute to go after trailing whole game.
Bowie came into the game confident. The larger 3A school was supposed to play Windthorst, but had to reschedule because the Lady Trojans volleyball team was playing in the state tournament.
Finding a last minute replacement, the Lady Rabbits thought they would have an easy game playing the 1A program down the road. Little did they know.
Bellevue had a couple of players out with injury to limit its depth a bit and a new coach in Celsey Hoffman, but the Lady Eagles were coming off of nearly beating a Nocona team the previous week. While the Lady Indians were missing four starters who were still in volleyball, it still showed this was not a 1A team to take lightly.
Bellevue came out fast showing tough defensive pressure despite giving up size at nearly every position. Within a few minutes the Lady Eagles had used that pressure to force turnovers and convert those steals into transition opportunities.
Also, the energy showed in other areas as Bellevue seemed to grab every loose ball and fought for offensive rebounds despite lacking in height compared to Bowie.
After a little more than four minutes into the game the Lady Eagles led 15-0. The Lady Rabbits had barely been able to set up their offense or attempt a shot against the pressure.
Bowie Coach Matthew Miller had to reset his shell-shocked team during multiple timeouts. The young ballhandlers was reminded how the team was going to break the press defense so it could set up its offense.
Bellevue led 19-4 after the first quarter, led by Mary Grace Broussard and Brittany Gill who each scored six points.
The Lady Rabbits settled down and made some good progress in the second quarter. Their defense switched between man-to-man and 1-3-1 to keep the Lady Eagles off balance. With them taking care of the ball better, there were less chances for Bellevue in transition and the Lady Eagles offense struggled to consistently find ways to score against Bowie’s length.
The Lady Rabbits offense found some success as well. Five different players made at least one basket and the team made two 3-pointers.
While the game was physical from the start, now that Bowie knew what type of game it was in the team responded back. It was not pretty and only enough fouls were called to make the game watchable, but individual foul trouble affected Bellevue harder than the Lady Rabbits in the second quarter.
The Lady Eagles still led heading into halftime, but Bowie had gotten it down to single digits trailing 25-19.
The third quarter was more even between the two teams as both had trouble consistently scoring baskets. Bellevue made three baskets and a couple of free throws to keep ahead.
The Lady Rabbits got a big lift from Lanie Moore, who knocked in all three of her 3-pointers in the quarter, scoring nine of the team’s 12 points.
Bowie still trailed, but had cut the lead down to one point earlier in the quarter and one basket 34-31 heading into the fourth quarter.
Bellevue grew the lead to 38-32 early in the final period. The Lady Rabbits struggled to get anything going offensively and trailed 40-34 midway through the quarter.
Bowie’s Kendall Fallis made a 3-pointer in transition to cut the lead to one basket 40-37.
The score stayed there for the next several minutes even as the Lady Eagles had two starters, Karis Denson and Mattie Broussard, foul out of the game.
With a little more than a minute left, the Lady Rabbits drew up and out of bounds play that got Laney Segura an open shot in the corner. Despite not having made a basket all game, she sunk the 3-pointer to tie the game at 40-40 with a minute still to play.
Bowie had been in a pressure defense for the second half of the fourth quarter to prevent Bellevue from passively running clock. Still in the defense, the team next stole the in-bounds pass and Railey Martin made the undefended layup to give the Lady Rabbits their first lead of the game 42-40 with 48 seconds left.
The Lady Eagles could not tie the score on their next offensive possession. Bowie would made two more free throws to make the final 44-40.

To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News. For more pictures from the game, click here https://www.dotphoto.com/go.asp?l=bnews1&AID=6870678&T=1

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